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By Jerry Brewer Columnist November 23 at 4:58 PM

Tell the Washington Redskins they can’t do something.

Go ahead. This ought to be fun. This ought to be revealing, too.

Remember the old notion that they can’t win on the road with Coach Jay Gruden in charge? They’re 5-1-1 in their past seven games away from FedEx Field, including 2-1-1 this season.

Remember, for years, how they couldn’t recover when their depth was tested? Not a huge factor anymore. In fact, they’re amid a four-game stretch without their best player, left tackle Trent Williams, and they have won the first two. Can’t win a big game in prime time? Crossed that off the list Sunday. Can’t find a stable, productive quarterback? Hello, Kirk Cousins. Can’t beat teams with winning records? They’re 2-2 this season against teams currently above .500. (For what it’s worth, they’re 2-1 against teams that currently have a .500 record and 2-0-1 against losing squads. So when you evaluate their strength of victory, their 6-3-1 record is as balanced as it gets.)

Can’t rush the passer without a fearsome defensive line? They have 27 sacks, sixth in the NFL, just four off the league lead.

Can’t win a Thanksgiving road game against the NFC East rival Dallas Cowboys, winners of nine in a row and owners of the NFL’s best record, roughly 89 hours after a Sunday night showdown with Green Bay?

absinthe1023 wrote:Reed was a defenseless receiver in the air, hit in the back/head and injured. Should be a 1st down on the 1 with the defender ejected. No call, of course.